Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon loves making a big splash on the first day of free agency. But the combination of a young, skilled roster basically being set and the shallow talent pool of players on the market, indicates that he may barely make a ripple when free agency opens at noon Wednesday.

Over the weekend the Panthers bolstered their organizational depth with eight young prospects in the NHL draft and on Monday most of them will join the team's first-year pros for a four-day development camp at the Ice Den in Coral Springs.

Panthers general manager Dale Tallon was beaming with satisfaction after the NHL Draft concluded Saturday afternoon at the BB&T Center, particularly about the, "home run,'' he hit in the first round when gritty, goal-scoring left wing Lawson Crouse surprisingly dropped into his lap at No. 11.

Karch Bachman may have grown up in an Amish community outside of Wolcottville, Ind., riding buggies with his friends, but that didn't stop his cell phone from blowing up after the Panthers selected him with their fifth-round pick on day two of the NHL Draft at the BB&T Center.

It's a battle that goes all the way back to their college days at the University of Miami — defensive end Olivier Vernon vs. left tackle Jason Fox. Now that matchup is taking place at the NFL level with the Dolphins, and there's much more at stake.

The next goal is to create meaningful moments for the Miami Heat, meaningful playoff moments, after his first season with the team produced only a lottery finish. But for Luol Deng, what transpired Saturday in South Africa made the start of the 2015-16 basketball cycle particularly meaningful.